What will the ruling party do to recover the ground it has lost to the Muslim Brothers, asks Omayma Abdel-Latif

Amira Howeidy explores what the Muslim Brotherhood's success at the polls really means

Rights groups say this year's parliamentary vote is as fraudulent and violent as past polls but with more serious repercussions. Gihan Shahine reports

A conference that took place in the US last week accused Egypt of persecuting Copts. It also revealed some unsavoury connections, writes Emad Mekay from Washington

Last Sunday's first round of the second stage of parliamentary elections was marred by violence. Al-Ahram Weekly' s staff report from some of the country's most heated constituencies

Amira Howeidy witnesses Alexandria's ferocious elections battle

The ruling NDP took a beating in parliamentary elections at the hands of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, reports Gamal Essam El-Din

The Muslim Brotherhood seems to be gaining ground on university campuses as well. Mustafa El-Menshawy investigates

The world was taken by surprise after Ariel Sharon's snap decision to leave Likud, thereby breaking the mould of Israeli politics, writes Graham Usher

One year after the horrendous Phantom Fury offensive against the innocent civilians of Fallujah, Washington admits its troops used white phosphorous in violation of international law banning the use of chemical weapons, writes Sharif Abdul-Kuddous

Amid controversy over the almost all-inclusive Iraqi meeting in Cairo this week, Dina Ezzat wonders if the deal brokered by the Arab League can survive an on-the-ground reality check

For Iraqis living in poverty amid bombs and death squads, the Cairo conference is mainly TV, though some hope it may usher the beginning of the end of their ordeal, writes Nermeen Al-Mufti in Baghdad

The UNHCR and the Egyptian authorities are stepping up efforts to peacefully resolve the Sudanese asylum sit-in crisis in Mohandessin, reports Gamal Nkrumah

Egypt has refined its negotiating position for next month's Hong Kong WTO ministerial conference, reports Niveen Wahish

The WSIS is over, but digitally-developing nations have yet to bridge the divide, reports Hicham Safieddine

In reassessing the significance of the work of Hasan Al-'Attar, Peter Gran offers a cogent critique of the paradigm that has dominated -- and continues to dominate -- readings of modern Egyptian culture

Mohamed El-Assyouti previews this year's Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF)

Restaurant review by Injy El-Kashef